The Trump administration is launching a mass visa revocation targeting up to 200,000 foreign nationals who hold business and tourism visas but have applied for or are seeking asylum in the U.S.
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VINCEAug 25, 2026
Sources dated August 24-26, 2026 show the State Department said it plans to revoke B1/B2 business and tourism visas of foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum, and AP reported the scope could reach up to 200,000 based on State Department documents and officials.
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… That's actually, that's real. Hundreds of thousands of visas from foreign nationals. They're calling it the largest mass visa revocation in American history. Oh, well, do tell. Here's the report from Fox. Cut to watch. The Trump administration is expected to launch the largest mass visa revocation in history, targeting up to 200,000 foreigners over time, according to officials. They are business and tourism visas of foreigners who have applied or are actively currently seeking asylum in the U.S. A State Department spokesman says they are coordinating with Homeland Security to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the U.S. Short term but then file for asylum to stay permanently. …
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Supports. Reuters reports the administration said it planned to revoke non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are seeking asylum, citing a State Department spokesman coordinating with DHS.[1]
Supports. AP reports the State Department is preparing to revoke B1 and B2 visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have sought or are seeking asylum, citing State Department documents and two U.S. officials.[2][3][5]
Supports. WSJ and DW confirm the State Department's plan targets business and tourism visa holders who later applied for asylum, with WSJ citing spokesperson Tommy Pigott.[4][6]
Supports. AFP reports the White House, in a post on X, suggested 'up to two hundred thousand visas' would be affected, though the State Department neither confirmed nor denied the number.[7]
Context. NPR reports the revocations would occur on a rolling basis and that experts consider the action largely performative, though potentially precedent-setting.[8]
Context. The State Department had not detailed how it would determine intent to seek asylum, and the revocations would not necessarily result in immediate deportation.[2][9]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump administration is preparing to revoke visas of up ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3U.S. preparing for largest mass visa revocation in historynbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Administration Prepares to Revoke Up to 200,000 Visas From ...wsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5US prepares largest visa revocation in history, targeting up ...fortune.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6US plans mass visa revocation for asylum seekers - DWamp.dw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7US to revoke visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekersthedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Trump administration plans to revoke up to 200000 visas ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 9Trump administration plans mass visa revocations for people ...usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
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